Gossypium

Plants

70 species in the Library

About

Gossypium is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gossypieae of the mallow family, Malvaceae, from which cotton is harvested. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds. There are about 50 Gossypium species, making it the largest genus in the tribe Gossypieae, and new species continue to be discovered. The name of the genus is derived from the Arabic word goz, which refers to a soft substance.

Summary from Wikipedia

Gossypium anapoides

Gossypium anomalum

Gossypium arboreum

Gossypium areysianum

Gossypium aridum

Gossypium armourianum

Gossypium australe

Gossypium baradense

Gossypium barbadense

Gossypium bickii

Gossypium bricchettii

Gossypium ceratodenum

Gossypium contextum

Gossypium costulatum

Gossypium cunninghamii

Gossypium darwinii

Gossypium dicladum

Gossypium enthyle

Gossypium exiguum

Gossypium frutescens

Gossypium glandulosum

Gossypium gossypioides

Gossypium harknessii

Gossypium herbaceum

Gossypium hirsutum

Gossypium hybr

Gossypium hypadenum

Gossypium incanum

Gossypium irenaeum

Gossypium klotzschianum

Gossypium lanceaeforme

Gossypium lanceolatum

Gossypium latifolium

Gossypium laxum

Gossypium leucadenum

Gossypium lobatum

Gossypium londonderriense

Gossypium longicalyx

Gossypium lysinum

Gossypium marchantii

Gossypium morrilli

Gossypium mustelinum

Gossypium mustelium

Gossypium nelsonii

Gossypium nobile

Gossypium patens

Gossypium perrieri

Gossypium pilosum

Gossypium populifolium

Gossypium praestantissimum

Gossypium puberulum

Gossypium pulchellum

Gossypium raimondii

Gossypium robinsonii

Gossypium rotundifolium

Gossypium schwendimanii

Gossypium somalense

Gossypium stephensii

Gossypium stocksii

Gossypium sturtianum

Gossypium synochrum

Gossypium terraceium

Gossypium thurberi

Gossypium timorense